Pediatric Nutrition in Chronic Diseases and Developmental Disorders: Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment

by Shirley Walberg Ekvall

This much-needed resource comprehensively reviews the current status of research on nutrition in chronic diseases and developmental disorders of children and helps translate this research into clinical practice. It provides a wealth of information on the nutritional implications of diseases' states; how nutrition can affect brain development, learning and behavior; and how to improve the health status of pediatric patients through nutritional measures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195165640
• ISBN13: 9780195165647
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 4.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.7" x 11.4"